Rosemead

Based on a harrowing true story, Rosemead is a gripping and emotionally charged portrait of a mother’s love pushed to its limits.

In cinematographer Eric Lin’s first feature as director, Lucy Liu delivers a stunning performance as a terminally ill Chinese immigrant in southern California who uncovers her teenage son's disturbing fixation with mass shootings. As her health deteriorates, she takes increasingly desperate and morally complex measures to protect him and confront the darkness he’s drawn to.

[Please note that the screening of Rosemead featured in the printed guide on 31 October is cancelled.]

"Rosemead aims to add context, not delegate judgment, to a tragic true-life story. Lucy Liu effortlessly embodies Irene with a quiet contemplativeness and increasing desperation that will leave you speechless as the credits roll." — Hayley Croke, Loud and Clear Reviews